as in to scoop
to lift out with something that holds liquid
lovingly spooned the homemade stew out of the pot
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as in scoop
a utensil with a bowl and a handle that is used especially in cooking and serving food
an assortment of metal and wooden spoons should be part of every cook's culinary arsenal
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Recent Examples of spoon
Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2025
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Put the bread on a platter and spoon the pan juices generously atop.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
Heather Knight, New York Times, 6 May 2025
Among the artifacts recovered were 23 items associated with using psychoactive plants: short snuff tubes, flat tablets, and small spoons, all made of animal bone except for one made of a marine mollusk shell.
—ArsTechnica, 5 May 2025
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Verb
This Garlic-Thyme Sauce would also be incredible spooned on top of slices of filet.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2025
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Put the bread on a platter and spoon the pan juices generously atop.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
That trio dug out of the prison’s crumbling walls with spoons, left the island on a raft and were never seen again.
—Heather Knight, New York Times, 6 May 2025
Among the artifacts recovered were 23 items associated with using psychoactive plants: short snuff tubes, flat tablets, and small spoons, all made of animal bone except for one made of a marine mollusk shell.
—ArsTechnica, 5 May 2025
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Verb
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The most recent winners were Leeds indie band English Teacher, who scooped the prize with debut album This Could Be Texas in 2024.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
7 May 2025
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And the Phils scooped him up as an undrafted free agent.—
Anthony Stitt,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
Noun
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Begin adding the hot vegetable stock a ladle at a time, stirring continuously.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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This practice is like putting a ladle into the reservoir and dumping it out systematically, one day at a time.—
Jessica DuLong,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Spoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoon. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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